Serving your local news. 2009-11-07T15:50:11-06:00 http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/07/tax-due-dates-quickly-approaching/ 2009-11-07T00:06:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com No one gets pleasure out of paying taxes. What makes things worse is to stand in line. But ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E7RPug9T3YjGxATHgTExo1G3HjM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E7RPug9T3YjGxATHgTExo1G3HjM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E7RPug9T3YjGxATHgTExo1G3HjM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E7RPug9T3YjGxATHgTExo1G3HjM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/AuiVCKm9bSA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/07/tax-due-dates-quickly-approaching/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/06/most-offices-will-be-closed-wednesday/ 2009-11-06T23:56:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@clantonadvertiser.com Municipal buildings and civil service departments in Chilton County will be closed Wednesday in recognition of Veteran’s Day. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0nDcSV317sllXsKEkOoioDKqmQ4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0nDcSV317sllXsKEkOoioDKqmQ4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0nDcSV317sllXsKEkOoioDKqmQ4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0nDcSV317sllXsKEkOoioDKqmQ4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/QRi_MYb38ac" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/06/most-offices-will-be-closed-wednesday/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/06/stockings-brighten-holidays-troops/ 2009-11-06T23:55:00-06:00 Justin Averette justin.averette@clantonadvertiser.com Christmas will be a little bit merrier for Chilton County service men and women stationed overseas. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jn7CGfCBTmBG_kzyqFG8d3OGHmo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jn7CGfCBTmBG_kzyqFG8d3OGHmo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jn7CGfCBTmBG_kzyqFG8d3OGHmo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jn7CGfCBTmBG_kzyqFG8d3OGHmo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/S6S9VlZb62E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/06/stockings-brighten-holidays-troops/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/06/chilton-county-rescue-squad-trains-disaster/ 2009-11-06T23:53:00-06:00 Staff newsroom@clantonadvertiser.com The Chilton County Rescue Squad recently completed a Community Emergency Response Training program known as CERT. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zfDVvxmPjIjy-WaKQU_P4iWHyLk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zfDVvxmPjIjy-WaKQU_P4iWHyLk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zfDVvxmPjIjy-WaKQU_P4iWHyLk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zfDVvxmPjIjy-WaKQU_P4iWHyLk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/cWUuqijOYo4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/06/chilton-county-rescue-squad-trains-disaster/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/05/courthouse-security-examined/ 2009-11-05T20:10:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com Courthouse security is an ongoing topic of discussion in Chilton County Commission meetings but little has been done ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mjjb_V_BHGgWm88TmWEAWBdSeIQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mjjb_V_BHGgWm88TmWEAWBdSeIQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mjjb_V_BHGgWm88TmWEAWBdSeIQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mjjb_V_BHGgWm88TmWEAWBdSeIQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/ulmIUhCczh0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/05/courthouse-security-examined/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/05/deer-breaks-store/ 2009-11-05T20:06:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com An empty Clanton store was broken into early Thursday morning — but not by your traditional intruder. A ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9woRXRnPjgttRzfNWFHLxjbS9u4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9woRXRnPjgttRzfNWFHLxjbS9u4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9woRXRnPjgttRzfNWFHLxjbS9u4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9woRXRnPjgttRzfNWFHLxjbS9u4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/ZIjXOWDPXlw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/05/deer-breaks-store/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/05/christmas-parade-set-dec-4/ 2009-11-05T20:05:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com The Clanton Christmas Parade is scheduled to begin Friday Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. The parade will start ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lQ8YyWQJ0NE4lqv0e9gpsEp9ZlY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lQ8YyWQJ0NE4lqv0e9gpsEp9ZlY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lQ8YyWQJ0NE4lqv0e9gpsEp9ZlY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lQ8YyWQJ0NE4lqv0e9gpsEp9ZlY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/oZkLsIjIhl4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/05/christmas-parade-set-dec-4/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/05/maplesville-seeks-parade-vendors-participants/ 2009-11-05T20:03:00-06:00 Justin Averette justin.averette@clantonadvertiser.com The town of Maplesville is looking for people to participate in its annual Christmas parade. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fZkw6xDBDGjUwZHm0KtYObkifhg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fZkw6xDBDGjUwZHm0KtYObkifhg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fZkw6xDBDGjUwZHm0KtYObkifhg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fZkw6xDBDGjUwZHm0KtYObkifhg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/C4NgUi6B5EM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/05/maplesville-seeks-parade-vendors-participants/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/04/right-nose-k-9-officers-show-out-students/ 2009-11-04T21:18:00-06:00 Stephen Dawkins stephen.dawkins@clantonadvertiser.com The teachers probably wished their students were as well behaved as the dogs that were on display Wednesday ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nRudBQPp0USFrG5tiKzJR65hbKI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nRudBQPp0USFrG5tiKzJR65hbKI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nRudBQPp0USFrG5tiKzJR65hbKI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nRudBQPp0USFrG5tiKzJR65hbKI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/-1d_y0VX2SE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/04/right-nose-k-9-officers-show-out-students/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/04/meetings-planned-collins-chapel/ 2009-11-04T21:16:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com The Collins Chapel community like all of Chilton County finds itself at a crossroads. As growth continues to ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/moEIPkKTBibXM54LuVpT3plz_Ss/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/moEIPkKTBibXM54LuVpT3plz_Ss/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/moEIPkKTBibXM54LuVpT3plz_Ss/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/moEIPkKTBibXM54LuVpT3plz_Ss/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/KLi8vkMdNaE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/04/meetings-planned-collins-chapel/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/04/6300-bulbs-illuminate-clantons-streets/ 2009-11-04T21:15:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com Christmas lights cost the City of Clanton a total of $3832 last year. Crews are already at work ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0myybDw0Fhx-hQZ2MJeGOufnu6E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0myybDw0Fhx-hQZ2MJeGOufnu6E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0myybDw0Fhx-hQZ2MJeGOufnu6E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0myybDw0Fhx-hQZ2MJeGOufnu6E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/RnR4hLuuD3Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/04/6300-bulbs-illuminate-clantons-streets/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/04/man-convicted-arson-deaths-man-toddler-son/ 2009-11-04T18:19:00-06:00 Justin Averette justin.averette@clantonadvertiser.com James Linden Sheffield 28 was convicted Wednesday in the deaths of a Maplesville man and his young son. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-_0boied5tJfqXhoNr2JTiDB6wY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-_0boied5tJfqXhoNr2JTiDB6wY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-_0boied5tJfqXhoNr2JTiDB6wY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-_0boied5tJfqXhoNr2JTiDB6wY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/GtwvYElJ2I4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/04/man-convicted-arson-deaths-man-toddler-son/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/04/two-jail-after-shooting-incident/ 2009-11-04T11:58:00-06:00 Stephen Dawkins stephen.dawkins@clantonadvertiser.com A domestic dispute in Jemison on Tuesday resulted in one person being taken to the hospital with a ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MsmCY4Y5CWTTIdqjBcM5L-SF5XU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MsmCY4Y5CWTTIdqjBcM5L-SF5XU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MsmCY4Y5CWTTIdqjBcM5L-SF5XU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MsmCY4Y5CWTTIdqjBcM5L-SF5XU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/bq7XzaXikUc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/04/two-jail-after-shooting-incident/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/03/brothers-chosen-honor-flight-trip/ 2009-11-03T22:10:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com Hudson Smith and M.G. Smith come from a long line of veterans. Their grandfather fought in the Civil ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A4NZtl8yXQ0bftFkzpKYp1x0DeU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A4NZtl8yXQ0bftFkzpKYp1x0DeU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A4NZtl8yXQ0bftFkzpKYp1x0DeU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A4NZtl8yXQ0bftFkzpKYp1x0DeU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/Bq9W5xEwUqY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/03/brothers-chosen-honor-flight-trip/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/03/groups-wants-boost-census-participation/ 2009-11-03T22:09:00-06:00 Justin Averette justin.averette@clantonadvertiser.com County leaders and the U.S. Census Bureau met Tuesday to discuss ways to boost participation in the 2010 ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MKDtkOLP_jeYMCf_KGinYMeMbGY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MKDtkOLP_jeYMCf_KGinYMeMbGY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MKDtkOLP_jeYMCf_KGinYMeMbGY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MKDtkOLP_jeYMCf_KGinYMeMbGY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/hJ9F_zaPrHU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/03/groups-wants-boost-census-participation/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/03/liveoak-mccarley-win-beef-cook-/ 2009-11-03T22:08:00-06:00 Scott Mims scott.mims@clantonadvertiser.com Lauren Liveoak’s beef brisket with savory sautéed apples and Avery McCarley’s bacon hamburger rollups were the top dishes ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jLPmP38Lo9p2hw1HHA-bcIX4-cQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jLPmP38Lo9p2hw1HHA-bcIX4-cQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jLPmP38Lo9p2hw1HHA-bcIX4-cQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jLPmP38Lo9p2hw1HHA-bcIX4-cQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/O00StrI9QAY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/03/liveoak-mccarley-win-beef-cook-/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/03/montevallo-alumni-meet-next-week-here/ 2009-11-03T22:07:00-06:00 Justin Averette justin.averette@clantonadvertiser.com Local alumni from the University of Montevallo will meet next Thursday Nov. 12 in Clanton. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hf_1Jr-rU4n07e6iJirfPdl0wUw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hf_1Jr-rU4n07e6iJirfPdl0wUw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hf_1Jr-rU4n07e6iJirfPdl0wUw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hf_1Jr-rU4n07e6iJirfPdl0wUw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/3vd5jDWn4fk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/03/montevallo-alumni-meet-next-week-here/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/02/accurate-census-vital-county-leaders-say/ 2009-11-02T22:21:00-06:00 Justin Averette justin.averette@clantonadvertiser.com County leaders say an accurate 2010 census is vital for Chilton County’s future. To prepare for the once-in-a-decade ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9XqK1KHpxCeGMmFuObDU_nlpgdU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9XqK1KHpxCeGMmFuObDU_nlpgdU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9XqK1KHpxCeGMmFuObDU_nlpgdU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9XqK1KHpxCeGMmFuObDU_nlpgdU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theclantonadvertiser/~4/LQIKnoKseQI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/02/accurate-census-vital-county-leaders-say/ tag:www.clantonadvertiser.com,2009:www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2009/nov/02/faith-football-chaplains-inspire-young-players/ 2009-11-02T22:21:00-06:00 Stephen Dawkins stephen.dawkins@clantonadvertiser.com High school football coaches can take one hat off the crowded rack in their offices. 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